A TEENAGER is recovering in hospital after being shot in his groin.

The 18-year-old was shot just after midnight yesterday morning by a lone gunman in Capworth Street, Leyton.

The bullet hit his groin and thigh area, but he currently in a stable condition in hospital.

Officers from Trident, which investigates gun crime in the black community, are appealing for information and witnesses about the shooting.

The suspect is described as a black man wearing a light grey hooded top and a green bandana across his face.

Police believe he fled the scene in a small car and headed towards Lea Bridge Road in Leyton.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information should call Trident on 8217 7380 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.